* No hikes in passenger fares and freight tariff. 52 new train services to meet increasing demand of passengers, increase in frequency of 12 train services, extension of 21 trains and introduction of some special trains. Railways will not be privatized, but private sector participation welcomed through PPP route. A Special Task Force to clear proposals for investments within 100 days to be set up
There will be no increase in the passenger fares of any class or category of trains. Freight tariffs will also remain the same for 2010-11. Service charges for e-tickets and freight charges for food-grains will be reduced. This was announced by the Minister of Railways, Ms. Mamata Banerjee in Parliament today while presenting Railway Budget for the new financial year.
In order to claim a bad debt as a deduction under section 36(1)(vii) of the Income tax Act (Act) it has been a long drawn controversy between the Taxpayer and the Revenue whether in addition to write-off the debt in the books of account, it is obligatory on the Taxpayer to establish that such debt has become a bad debt, especially after the amendment brought in by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987 w.e.f. 1 April 1989.
Personal income tax exemption limit should be further increased by Rs 50000 and slab limits should be revised accordingly. Currently, the threshold tax exemption limit for all assessees – for women is Rs 1,90,000, for senior citizen is Rs 2,40,000 and for others is Rs 1,60,000.
When there exist serious disputes between groups, one group tends to approach Company Law Board or the Company Court. Usually, when there are serious disputes, one group approaches the Company Law Board under section 397/398 of the Companies Act, 1956 alleging oppression and mismanagement.
Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 68 dated June 1, 2007, revising the reporting package on Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) by the Indian Parties. Further, it was also mentioned in the circular that the ODI forms would be received on-line by the Reserve Bank, in due course.
the Reserve Bank may consider scheme of amalgamation that provides for payment to depositors under Section 16(2) of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961, financial contribution by the transferee bank and sacrifice by large depositors. It has since been decided that the Reserve Bank may also consider scheme of transfer of assets and liabilities (including branches) of UCBs to commercial banks with DICGC support in legacy cases, as an additional option for resolution of weak banks, where proposals for amalgamation within the UCB sector were not forthcoming.
Nowadays I am receiving one or more email daily with subject ‘Tax Refund Notification’. With mail I receive a attached form in which they ask bank account details. This is the trap Once you enter your bank account detail which includes your username and password the same get stored in the database of the person sending fraud emails. After receiving your username , password they transfer all your money in their bank account.
The government will not defer plans to sell stakes in public sector undertakings (PSUs), required to bridge its yawning fiscal deficit, despite a poor response to two of its recent sales, a finance ministry official said. The government has raised Rs 12,740 crore via divestment in PSUs since May 2009.
India is looking to recast provisions relating to mergers and acquisitions (M&As) that require ratification by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Currently, under the Competition Act, any M&A that results in combined revenue above certain thresholds must first be cleared by CCI, a unit of the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA). The ministry also must first notify regulations regarding M&As before referring them to CCI.
